Lillard intends to give the Trail Blazers organization time to find its next leader of basketball operations. But beyond the front office component, the face of the franchise still wants significant changes to the roster. Multiple sources have told The Athletic that Lillard would like to play with Philadelphia 76ers three-time All-Star Ben Simmons. The Trail Blazers’ league-worst defense would instantly improve, and sharing a backcourt with a non-shooter could work given Lillard’s high-volume usage.
Sources say the Trail Blazers, under Olshey, discussed the framework of a trade for Simmons, moving CJ McCollum, a first-round draft pick and a young player such as Nassir Little or Anfernee Simons to Philadelphia. The 76ers, sources said, at one point asked the Trail Blazers for McCollum and multiple draft picks and multiple draft swaps, which Portland rejected. Olshey maintained significant confidence in the roster he constructed. Now, it’s unclear if there’s a deal to be had with the 76ers. But with Olshey out, who among chair Jody Allen, vice chair Bert Kolde and Cronin would be the one making the call on a Simmons trade or any acquisition designed to alleviate Lillard’s concerns?
Eso es lo que se decía hace unos meses, que Morey iba a esperar a que algún equipo tuviera una mala racha y estuviera necesitado para hacer el traspaso. Yo decía entonces que eso te puede salir bien, pero también te puede salir mal y ser tu el que empieza regular.sixer escribió:El problema es que McCollum está ahora mismo teniendo el peor año de su carera, y en su puesto tenemos a Curry, que siendo peor jugador eso está claro, hace que el salto sea pequeño. Es más, según están jugando uno y otro, ahora mismo podría ser un salto hacia atrás.
El tema es que de todos los rumores con posibilidades, este es el único que se mantiene y el tiempo sigue pasando. No veo a Cleveland, OKC, Spurs, traspasando a los Garland, Gilgeous Alexander, Dejounte Murray. Los Kings que eran otro posible objetivo, con el cambio de entrenador van a mejor. Y si Simmons no sale antes del trade deadline, que nos van a dar en verano por él, todo un año parado...
The Philadelphia 76ers have consistently sought a legitimate star such as Damian Lillard in exchange for Ben Simmons, which has meant that a second tier star such as CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers hasn't been of interest.
"My reporting is Philly has really never gotten anywhere in terms of being interested in McCollum. Philly has just been 'Dame or nothing,'" said Zach Lowe on his podcast on Tuesday.
"Unless, you know there's been these reports about three picks, or three pick swaps, or blah, blah, blah. I don't know how real that ever was, but I don't think there's ever been any real traction to this point of Philly wanting CJ McCollum."
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https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/ ... an-lillardWojnarowski- In the past year, Lillard and his camp have been thwarted on leverage plays -- Jason Kidd as coach, trading CJ McCollum and four first-round picks for Ben Simmons
Three teams with interest in Lillard told ESPN that they are waiting on him to make an offseason trade demand before calling Portland. If Lillard asks out, they know the Blazers will lose some leverage in the asking price -- and are waiting on it. Philadelphia made an offer, but New York never did, league sources said.
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